Christmas food prep has started. Black magic bars on the right and the rest is brisket/burnt ends. Spent the better part of an hour prepping the meat listening to Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. Something about that music while butchering up meat feels like some criminal activities. More meat pics to come
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I will also be doing a brisket for Christmas! I think I convinced my wife that it should be a tradition.
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Awesome! I convinced my mom to make it a tradition and for the past 4 years everyoneās enjoyed brisket!
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Nothing better than family and food! Itās just icing on the cake when the food is outstanding meat.
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Kinda fucked this brisket up. Bark didnāt get set like I wanted it to and didnāt have butchers paper to wrap it in. Itās interesting how much some of the smoking process is just up to luck. My controllables donāt change much but every few briskets just donāt get a great bark.
Missed my lifting session to because of dishes and babysitting the brisket since itās the leaner part. Will get it done tomorrow morning will the burnt ends are starting. I donāt like having to interrupt my sessions to go check on something. Would rather just get the sessions done in itās entirety undisturbed
Tried a piece of the brisket. Flavor is amazing. Lessons learned though just have to cook it a little hotter next time
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Save me some bro.
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BASP C2W1D4
GS1: 90 sec rest
Squat: 175x8, 205x6, 230x8
1 min wall sit
20 dead bugs
12 EMOM: 95-4, 85-8
ODD: 3 Front foot Elevated Split squats
Even: 10 GM
Started the deck of cards and the stopped. Been up since 2AM since my dog needed to go piss outside. Didnāt go back to sleep which usually leads me to being slightly irritable throughout the day. This shine through during the workout. Lots of random āI fucking suck at thisā, āWhats the point of lifting these bitch weightsā, and āThis shit is fucking dumbā. Will get in a different conditioning session later so that way I donāt have a time to beat and can let myself have a win
I wish I had a stronger and bigger squat but I think Iām getting some mental fatigue from the SSB trying to throw my face into the floor. Also, I refuse to compromise on cutting range for weight so ATG is here to stay
Lastly I squeezed some sort of bump on my ear and it swelled up pretty bad. Feels like cauliflower ear and Iām pissed I never got it during wrestling season but somehow got it from a random bump
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Conditioning:
5 rounds:
:30 prisoner squats
:30 lunges
:30 jump squat
:30 rest
Notes:
- Once again caught up on my squat numbers being so weak. Itās more aggravating they havenāt move in a while but I am lifting with better form, force, and sinking every rep. Still pisses me off the weight hasnāt gone up but whatever. Need to get a fucking life and not be attach to my squat numbers
- I listen to Jim Wendler about the frequency of lifts not mattering but itās fucking absurd to me I havenāt gotten stronger. I donāt know what Iām doing wrong
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Burnt ends. I figured it out. This brisket was just too lean. Even the point was pretty dry. Just not enough marbling for a good smoke. Didnt tack up the sauce because of reheating tomorrow
I think the biggest thing to help my training is just to gain some weight. Iām thinking lactaid pills and whole milk
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This is all that matters dude it looks amazing
Man, I know Iāve been in this place. I think there is a little bit of imposter syndrome in most of us. Realizing that we all have our own limitations and rate of progress is super important. Comparing yourself only to the you of the past is the only comparison that should be made. Keep killing it and prosper.
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I Really appreciate it!
How long is āa whileā?
When you squat atg do you experience buttwink?
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I was looking at this last night and the most Iāve squatted with a 1x a week frequency was like SSB 245x5 but my squat has gotten up to like 315x1 and 235x20 10lbs heavier during my bulk last year while using a straight bar. So the strength might still be there.
Also Iām training events from strongman now and I donāt have bad knee pain from squatting so the tendons might have caught up. I also got rid of my good morning habit with the squat. Thereās progression but I just donāt realize it because itās not bigger numbers
Itās pretty minimal if I do and usually stems from tight hips and hamstrings. Iāve had people look at it and they just said āDonāt worry about itā
I think while I love the squat, Iām getting bigger and stronger with the weight Iām using. The SSB just cuts down the weight I can use but BASP rotates the main lifts so Iāll throw in Highbar squats instead of SSB 2x a cycle.
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That looks great! Merry Christmas!!
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Conditioning:
30 burpees: 1:49
Notes:
- Got to get this in in the bedroom I grow up in. I remember all the morning workouts and stuff before school I would do with the dip and pull up bar in my room.
- Burpees make a great way to warm up my hips
- itās interesting how different people are. Iām starting to think some are just going to be miserable all their life while others can grow out of it
- Iām just going to throw this out there. My mom always hosts Christmas and I always cook the meat which takes a while but I always make sure to help clean and make sure her house isnāt gross. I think people with children should be doing this because of how kids are causing the mess but thatās a different story
- now onto Christmas at my dads which shall be interesting to say the least
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BASP C2W2D1
GS1: 90 sec rest
3 Sb over shoulder: 150
Axle DL: 245x8, 280x6, 320x4
10 ab wheels
:30 SB pick: 150lbs
Assistance: 4 rounds
8 Barbell on back 45 Hyper: 45lbs
12 GHD
10 DB rows: 80lbs
Played with different leg machines to get a feel for them
Notes:
- Was underfed for this and almost fainted during topset of DL. Going to get in a bunch of calories and do the farmers from today, tomorrow
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BASP C2W2D2
GS1: 90 sec rest
Chins: 15,11,10
C/P axle: 125x8 (strict press), 145x6, 160x3
8 burpees
6 BTT
Assistance: 4 rounds- 90 sec rest
100ft Bottoms up walk R: 20lb
10 BTN Press; 55x1, 60x3
100ft Bottoms up walk L: 20lb
10 BTN press: 55x1, 60x3
Strongman Conditioning:
10min AMRAP: 10 rounds
50ft 180lb (each hand) farmers carry
Mindset: Death by Frame DL- 5 mins
295lb- 33 reps (3, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2)
Notes
- Pretty fun and good day. I honestly could not imagine not supersetting something. Saw people doing bodybuilding style training and just chilling on their phone. Just strange to me. Not trying to sound superior, just a non-appealing training style to me
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Ya know, thereās a certain point where you just need to wait for your body to respond. I have absolutely hammered my legs and not seen my squat go up, then got some of the best squat gains on my life while running 15-20 miles a week. It doesnāt make sense. But if youāre consistent, the gains comeā¦ā¦ eventually
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